What is PlayNC Launcher?

PlayNC Launcher is software application developed by NCsoft Corporation, Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 47.37% of installations running this operating system. PlayNC Launcher's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 13 files. The most common release is 1.1.9000 with 78.95% of all installations currently using this version.

PlayNC Launcher is most popular in the United States with 64% of installations residing in this country.

PlayNC Launcher adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, PlayNC Launcher is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

_Launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher\_Launcher.exe'.
NCLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NCsoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

NCLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DFDBE8ED-4244-4A39-9094-6A961B9773AD}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

NCLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'NCsoft Launcher' and executes as C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe /Minimized.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.plaync.com

Support:

https://support.plaync.com

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\NCSoft\Launcher

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{5F8E2CBB-949D-4175-AC98-5ADE7F6C9697}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly

Size:

5.00 MB

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